Hi Ramon, Thanks for this, will check it out. regards, David Vella - GFI Software Ltd. - www.gfi.com Messaging, Content Security & Network security software GFI: FAXmaker - LANguard - MailSecurity - DownloadSecurity
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ramon Casha Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 10:35 AM To: Malta Linux User Group - general list Subject: RE: [LINUX.ORG.MT] KVM Switches and GNU/Linux Yes you can use the "su" command: su -l myuser -s /bin/sh -c "command to start vnc" On 2004-04-29 at 09:37, David Vella wrote: Hi, I have set up VNC to load on machine startup via rc.local which however means that it loads under root and not default user since at that point the machine is still loading up. Does anyone know how I can start it under a different non-root account on startup of the machine? And better to bind to desktop:0 ? regards, David Vella - GFI Software Ltd. - www.gfi.com <http://www.gfi.com> Messaging, Content Security & Network security software GFI: FAXmaker - LANguard - MailSecurity - DownloadSecurity -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Vassallo Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 4:04 PM To: Malta Linux User Group - general list Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] KVM Switches and GNU/Linux Hi there, That's a good idea and I do use it regularly... But there are some occasions when I can't use VNC... like connecting via VNC to the machine, su to root and trying to launch konqueror - doesn't work. Also, When the machine goes down etc... It's nice to see what's happening. Keith Valentin FRUNZA wrote: > > Hello Keith, > > Have you considered the software option? I mean, You could use vnc to > connect from the "monitored" computer to those "bald" ones. It does > work for Windows and Linux. Just search for it @ freshmeat.net. > > It is free to use for both OS'es and you can control far more than 2-4 > pc's. > > Regards, > Valentin FRUNZA > > ************************************************ > Linux is my choice! OpenOffice can help you too! > ************************************************ > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail <http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail> > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list <http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list> -- Keith Vassallo Registered GNU/Linux User #290991 http://www.keithvassallo.net <http://www.keithvassallo.net> _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list <http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list> This mail was checked for malicious code and viruses by GFI MailSecurity. GFI MailSecurity provides email content checking, exploit detection, threats analysis and anti-virus for Exchange & SMTP servers. Viruses, Trojans, dangerous attachments and offensive content are removed automatically. Key features include: multiple virus engines; email content and attachment checking; an exploit shield; an HTML threats engine; a Trojan & Executable Scanner; and more. In addition to GFI MailSecurity, GFI also produces the GFI MailEssentials anti-spam software, the GFI FAXmaker fax server & GFI LANguard network security product ranges. For more information on our products, please visit http://www.gfi.com <http://www.gfi.com> . This disclaimer was sent by GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP. _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list <http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list> -- Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Malta Linux User Group This mail was checked for malicious code and viruses by GFI MailSecurity. GFI MailSecurity provides email content checking, exploit detection, threats analysis and anti-virus for Exchange & SMTP servers. Viruses, Trojans, dangerous attachments and offensive content are removed automatically. Key features include: multiple virus engines; email content and attachment checking; an exploit shield; an HTML threats engine; a Trojan & Executable Scanner; and more. In addition to GFI MailSecurity, GFI also produces the GFI MailEssentials anti-spam software, the GFI FAXmaker fax server & GFI LANguard network security product ranges. For more information on our products, please visit http://www.gfi.com. This disclaimer was sent by GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP.
